At one time, hemp was an important agricultural and industrial crop. I found one source stating that some high oil-yielding …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Sep. 17, 2011 12:30 am5126d ago
At one time, hemp was an important agricultural and industrial crop. I found one source stating that some high oil-yielding …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Sep. 17, 2011 12:29 am5126d ago
Columnist Todd Dorman’s “Just who are tax avoiders” (Aug. 28) was an intellectual shell game. Dorman quoted the Tax Policy …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 17, 2011 12:14 am5126d ago
I keep hearing these expressions from Republican pundits and presidential candidates: Small government, nonintrusive government. I wonder what they have …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 16, 2011 1:23 pm5127d ago
I’m calling for an obvious part of the solution to the national budget crisis: cut the $600 billion of taxpayer …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 16, 2011 12:26 pm5127d ago
I moved here a few years ago from Seattle, Wash. The local paper there always published recommendations on who they …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 16, 2011 12:25 pm5127d ago
Texas Gov. Rick Perry has spent a lot of time campaigning on the promise of giving states the power to …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 16, 2011 12:13 pm5127d ago
As the college football season unfolds, I think about the Big Ten’s decision to give the two divisions’ the names …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 16, 2011 12:12 pm5127d ago
We had a budget deficit even before George Bush took office. Bush did not lead us into two wars. We …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 15, 2011 1:08 pm5128d ago
The Littleton Dam is a beautiful place. I was there just recently, and 15 kayaks were put in, several children …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 15, 2011 1:07 pm5128d ago
Constitution Week is Sept. 17-23 and commemorates the signing of the U.S. Constitution. You might have heard the phrase, “That’s …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 15, 2011 12:57 pm5128d ago
The Linn-Mar School District eliminated class rank for all grades this year. Valedictorian and Salutatorian will still be awarded and …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 15, 2011 12:56 pm5128d ago
Not to be contentious or insulting, I fail to see how the words “fun, enjoy” and “sport” can be applied …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 15, 2011 12:55 pm5128d ago
The $60 billion in tax money stolen from the United States in Iraq and Afghanistan over the past decade and …
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Letters to the Editor Sep. 14, 2011 12:46 pm5129d ago
Sadly, it took 9/11 to open my eyes and not take my police, firefighters and military for granted – to …
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